Current Scholars

• Owen West (BME), Mentor Vivek Kumar
• Allison Harbolic (Bio), Mentor Genoa Warner

Ann Austin is a second year biomedical engineering student at NJIT and a researcher at Advanced Biofabrication Lab. She is a part of U-RISE Fellowship and is interested in continuing her graduate studies in pharmaceutical engineering.

Hello my name is Allison Harbolic and I am a second-year biology major with a minor in psychology. I am interested in the fields of developmental biology and rehabilitation sciences and I hope to one day get a PhD in those areas. I applied for the U-Rise program because the program helps guide students like me on their journeys to graduate school. I am super excited to start in the program this semester!

I am interested in how improvements in structural biology and molecular modeling can drive innovation in drug/medicine discovery. I hope to make an impact in how scientists approach drug discovery, utilizing discoveries in computational biology, structural biophysics, and more. I am also fascinated by protein binding phenomena, and also hope to develop a deeper understanding of how proteins in the body are agonized and antagonized." Let me know what you think!